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The Xi'an H-6 (Chinese: 轰-6; pinyin: Hōng-6) [a] is a twin-engine jet bomber of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The H-6 is a license-built version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 and remains the primary bomber aircraft of the People's Republic of China.
The 8th Bomber Division or 8th Air Division (Chinese: 空军航空兵第八师; pinyin: Kōngjūn Hángkōngbīng Dì Bā Shī, 8th AD) of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is an air formation of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Today, the 8th Bomber Division is assigned to the Southern Theater Command and operates Xian H-6 ...
Y-5B – agricultural aircraft, equivalent to the An-2 SKh. Y-5B-100 – Y-5B aircraft fitted with triple tipsails on the upper wing tips, which reputedly gave 20% higher climb rate and improved L/D ratio by 15%. Y-5B(T) – A para-dropping version developed for the PLAAF, with up-dated avionics including a GPS.
Chinese radar installed on an Ilyushin Il-76 airframe: Tanker; Xian Y-20: China Aerial refueling: YY-20: 7 [6] Ilyushin Il-78: Soviet Union Aerial refueling: Il-78MP: 3 [6] Transport; Xian Y-7: China Soviet Union Transport: 48 [6] License built variant of the Antonov An-24: Shaanxi Y-8: China Soviet Union Tactical airlifter: 80 [6] License ...
The Xi'an H-20 (Chinese: 轰-20; pinyin: Hōng-20; alternatively Xi'an H-X) is a projected subsonic stealth bomber design of the People's Liberation Army Air Force.It is referred to as a strategic project by the People's Liberation Army, [2] [3] and will be the first dedicated strategic bomber developed by China.
In July, U.S. and Canadian jets intercepted two Russian and two Chinese bomber aircraft that were flying within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), an area of international ...
108th Bomber Regiment at Wugong Air Base operates H-6K and H-6M bombers, tail numbers 41_7_ where the conjoined missing digits range from 01–29. The three air regiments of the 36th Bomber Division oversee two to three flight groups (飞行大队). In most bomber units, some flight groups are operational with one set aside for training new pilots.
The B-1 bomber was originally conceived of as a nuclear-capable low-level supersonic bomber; arming it with dozens of anti-ship missiles is a 180-degree turn from its original mission. Getty Images